“My purpose of having dogs is to show love to the dogs in the right way,” he explains.

“If you look at all my dogs, they are all dominant breeds, but if you see them together, they don’t fight. I don’t put them in a cage – they sleep around the house, they sleep together, they eat together, they don’t fight.”

Perhaps the best thing about owning a quartet of canine companions for the former ONE Welterweight World Title Challenger is the effects they have had with improving him as a martial artist.

While they don’t accompany him on the mats for some mutt martial arts sparring, their presence in his life helps him to cope with the pressures of training and competing.

“They help me with mental stimulation,” he explains. “If you’re a fighter and you’re training all the time, if you don’t have a good day in training, you’re going to go to a negative zone.

“Dogs do not listen to negative people, crazy people, or angry people. Dogs listen to calm people. When you try to make your dog sit when you’re angry, it won’t sit. When you’re calm and assertive, it will.

“This way, you learn how to keep your mind calm at all times. It has helped a lot throughout my carer, I think it’s the best thing you can do.”